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Indo, Lanka defence talks India and Sri Lanka held high-level talks yesterday on possible military training and arms sales to the island by its neighbour, an Indian Defence Ministry spokesman said. He said Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Cyril Herath led a three-member team into the talks with officials accompanying his Indian counterpart Ajay Prasad in New Delhi. "The two sides also discussed regional security and the fight against global terrorism. The talks will continue tomorrow after which the Sri Lankan team will meet Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes," spokesman Amitava Chakravarty said. He said Sri Lanka was interested in buying Indian helicopters, small transport aircraft and naval vessels for its navy. The two sides already have an agreement on intelligence-sharing, training of military personnel and the supply of life-saving equipment. "Colombo, however, wants the cooperation broadened to include the sale of weapons systems by New Delhi," a Ministry source said. The ongoing visit of the Sri Lankan delegation is widely seen as a follow-up to a call for broader defence cooperation made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during his visit here last October. AFP |
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